Lots of initiatives to improve PPM
In Arbitron’s monthly calls with reporters and clients Friday for a PPM update, the company said lots of things are being done and considered...
Hush-Hush on Houston MRC accreditation
There was, of course, no confirmation that the Media Rating Council MRC has moved to withdraw PPM accreditation in Houston and that Arbitron is...
What’s going on in Houston?
Houston is the only PPM market to thus far win Media Rating Council (MRC) accreditation, but there are now reports circulating that that lone...
CBS Radio reshuffles Philadelphia, DC, Detroit, West Palm
CBS Radio announced several key staff appointments in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Detroit, and West Palm Beach. Michael Weiss, CBS Radio’s newly-appointed President of Sales...
Arbitron spells out new guarantee
“The Arbitron Radio Advisory Council has recommended that we narrow the guardrails of our current PPM sample guarantee to Persons 18-54. We have considered...
Advisory Council backs PPM, but wants it fixed
Arbitron has agreed to tighten its money-back guarantee for its Portable People Meter (PPM) sample, moving to an 80% guarantee for the 18-54 target,...
Community Broadcasters in NY State add Imus, ESPN
Community Broadcasters, which owns seven radio stations in Watertown and the St. Lawrence Valley, has recently undergone format changes on two radio stations in...
Dr. Arthur Laffer joins BizRadio Network
Daniel Frishberg, founder of The BizRadio Network, announces that famed economist Dr. Arthur Laffer will join the business and financial talk radio network BizRadio....
WWDE drops Whoopi
Another one bites the dust: Entercom’s AC WWDE-FM Norfolk has dropped Premiere’s “Wake up with Whoopi” morning show. That means she has seven (or...
“The Mark Levin Show" reaches 150-affiliate milestone
ABC Radio Networks announced that The Mark Levin Show is experiencing phenomenal growth. With the recent addition of Clear Channel’s News/Talk WJNO in West...
Clear Channel closing won't come until 2008
While still awaiting regulatory approval for its private equity buyout, Clear Channel Communications announced plans to pay a regular quarterly dividend to its current...
The Michele McPhee Show to launch on 96.9FM WTKK
Greater Media Boston has announced on air personality and former Boston Herald reporter Michele McPhee will kick off her new nighttime show from 7pm-10pm...
USRN launching Lou Dobbs talker
Award-winning broadcast journalist and author Lou Dobbs announced will be bringing his influential and popular point of view to a coast-to-coast radio audience with...
Q3 radio pothole, October not as bad
The Radio Advertising Bureau is encouraged by positive results for network and non-spot revenue categories, both of which improved in the high single digits...
Entravision looks to cross-own in Orlando
Hispanic broadcaster Entravision has an agreement in place to acquire WNUE-FM in the Orlando FL market. The Mega Communications station will join a Univision...